Abbreviation has five different ways to use. The first way is use standard abbreviations for titles immediately before and after proper names. Such as Mr. Wang, Ms. Wang, Mrs. Wang, Dr. Wang, Rev. Wang and Prof. Wang are the abbreviations for titles before proper names. Such as Wang Sr. Wang Jr. Zoe Wang, PhD Zoe Wang, MD Zoe Wang, LLD and Zoe Wang,DDS are the abbreviations for titles after proper names. We should notice that we can't use abbreviations for titles without proper names.
The second way to use abbreviations is only you sure your readers will understand them. ( CIA = Central Intelligence Agency FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation MD = president NAACP = National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NBA=National Basketball Association NEA = National Education Association PhD = Doctor of Philosophy CD-ROM = Compact disc read-only memory YMCA = Young Men\'s Christian Association
CBS = Columbia Broadcasting System USA = United States of America ESL = English as a second language )
The third way is use BC, AD, a.m., p.m., No., and $ only with specific dates, times,numbers, and amounts. The fourth way is to be sparing in my use of Latin abbreviations. The last way is avoid inappropriate abbreviations.
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